Have any non-champions been featured on more than 5 PPV events?

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  1. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Can anyone think of an instance of a boxer who never won a championship, and was featured on more than 5 US PPVs?

    If memory serves, Andrew Golota had 5 (Bowe II, Lewis, Tyson, Byrd, Ruiz).

    Has anyone equaled or bettered that under the non-champion prerequisite?

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  2. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    If there is one it must be Tua. I believe some of his Aussie fights were PPV too
     
  3. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    :think

    Hmm. Lewis-Tua jumps to mind. Was he featured on many others?
     
  4. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Have fun looking I'm too sleepy. And there a few missing like Maquez-Fedchenko.


    Jun 27, 1988 Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks Tyson wins by KO in round 1 700,000[10]
    Oct 25, 1990 Buster Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield Holyfield wins by KO in round 3 1,000,000[10]
    Apr 19, 1991 Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman Holyfield wins by UD (116–111, 117–110, 115–112) 1,400,000[11]
    Oct 18, 1991 Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison Mercer wins by KO in round 5 200,000[12]
    Jun 19, 1992 Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes Holyfield wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) 730,000[13]
    Nov 13, 1992 Evander Holyfield vs. Rid**** Bowe Bowe wins by UD (117–110, 117–110, 115–112) 900,000[14]
    Jun 7, 1993 George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison Morrison wins by UD (117–110, 117–110, 118–108) 600,000[15]
    Nov 6, 1993 Rid**** Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield II Holyfield wins by MD (115–113, 115–114, 114–114) 950,000[16]
    Nov 18, 1994 James Toney vs. Roy Jones, Jr. Jones wins by UD (119–108, 118–109, 117–110) 300,000[17]
    May 6, 1995 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 2 330,000[18]
    Aug 19, 1995 Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley Tyson wins by DQ in round 1 1,550,000[11]
    Nov 4, 1995 Rid**** Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield III Bowe wins by TKO in round 8 650,000[19]
    Mar 16, 1996 Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II Tyson wins by TKO in round 3 1,370,000[11]
    Sep 7, 1996 Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson Tyson wins by TKO in round 1 1,150,000[11]
    Nov 9, 1996 Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield Holyfield wins by TKO in round 11 1,590,000[11]
    Apr 12, 1997 Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya De La Hoya wins by UD (115–111, 116–110, 116–110) 720,000[20]
    Jun 28, 1997 Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II Holyfield wins by DQ in round 3 1,990,000[11]
    Sep 13, 1997 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho De La Hoya wins by UD (120–106, 120–105, 118–108) 560,000[20]
    Nov 8, 1997 Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II Holyfield wins by RTD in round 8 550,000[21]
    Jan 16, 1999 Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha Tyson wins by KO in round 5 750,000[22]
    Mar 13, 1999 Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis Draw (116–113, 113–115, 115–115) 1,200,000[23]
    Sep 18, 1999 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad Trinidad wins by MD (115–113, 115–114, 114–114) 1,400,000[11]
    Nov 13, 1999 Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II Lewis wins by UD (116–112, 117–111, 115–113) 850,000[23]
    Apr 29, 2000 Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant Lewis wins by KO in round 2 340,000[23]
    Jun 17, 2000 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley Mosley wins by SD (116–112, 115–113, 113–115) 590,000[20]
    Sep 9, 2000 Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Eric Harding Jones wins by RTD in round 10 125,000[24]
    Oct 20, 2000 Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota Tyson wins by TKO in round 3 (later changed to a no contest) 450,000[25]
    Nov 11, 2000 Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua Lewis wins by UD (119–109, 118–110, 117–111) 420,000[23]
    Mar 3, 2001 Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz Ruiz wins by UD (116–110, 115–111, 114–111) 185,000[26]
    Apr 7, 2001 Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Naseem Hamed Barrera wins by UD (116–111, 115–112, 115–112) 310,000[27]
    Jun 8, 2002 Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson Lewis wins by KO in round 8 1,970,000[11]
    Sep 14, 2002 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 11 935,000[20]
    Feb 22, 2003 Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne Tyson wins by KO in round 1 100,000[26]
    Mar 1, 2003 John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones, Jr. Jones wins by UD (118–110, 117–111, 116–112) 525,000[26]
    Sep 13, 2003 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II Mosley wins by UD (113–115, 113–115, 113–115) 950,000[20]
    Oct 4, 2003 James Toney vs. Evander Holyfield Toney wins by TKO in round 9 150,000[28]
    Nov 8, 2003 Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. Jones wins by MD (117–111, 116–112, 114–114) 302,000[29]
    May 15, 2004 Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II Tarver wins by KO in round 2 360,000[30]
    Sep 18, 2004 Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya Hopkins wins by KO in round 9 1,000,000[20]
    Dec 11, 2004 Vitali Klitschko vs. Danny Williams Klitschko wins by TKO in round 8 120,000[31]
    Mar 19, 2005 Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao Morales wins by UD (115–113, 115–113, 115–113) 345,000[32]
    Jun 11, 2005 Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride McBride wins by TKO in round 7 250,000[33]
    Jun 25, 2005 Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather Mayweather, Jr. wins by RTD in round 6 340,000[32]
    Oct 1, 2005 Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. III Tarver wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) 405,000[34]
    Jan 21, 2006 Manny Pacquiao vs Érik Morales II Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 10 360,000[35]
    Apr 8, 2006 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Zab Judah Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (116–112, 117–111, 119–109) 375,000[35]
    May 6, 2006 Ricardo Mayorga vs. Oscar De La Hoya De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 6 925,000[36]
    Nov 4, 2006 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Carlos Baldomir Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (120–108, 120–108, 118–110) 325,000[35]
    Nov 18, 2006 Manny Pacquiao vs Érik Morales III Pacquiao wins by KO in round 3 350,000[35]
    May 5, 2007 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Mayweather, Jr. wins by SD (116–112, 115–113, 113–115) 2,400,000[11]
    Oct 10, 2007 Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II Pacquiao wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 115–112) 350,000[37]
    Dec 8, 2007 Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton Mayweather, Jr. wins by TKO in round 10 920,000[38]
    Mar 15, 2008 Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez II Pacquiao wins by SD (115–112, 114–113, 112–115) 407,000[39]
    Jun 28, 2008 David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquiao Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 9 206,000[40]
    Dec 6, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao Pacquiao wins by RTD in round 8 1,250,000[11]
    May 2, 2009 Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao Pacquiao wins by KO in round 2 825,000[41]
    Sep 19, 2009 Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (120–107, 119–108, 118–109) 1,060,000[38]
    Nov 14, 2009 Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 12 1,250,000[42]
    Mar 13, 2010 Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Pacquiao wins by UD (119–109, 119–109, 120–108) 700,000[43]
    May 1, 2010 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Shane Mosley Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (119–109, 118–110, 119–109) 1,400,000[11]
    Nov 13, 2010 Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito Pacquiao wins by UD (120–108, 118–110, 119–109) 1,150,000[44]
    May 7, 2011 Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley Pacquiao wins by UD (119–108, 120–108, 120–107) 1,200,000[45]
    Sep 17, 2011 Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Mayweather, Jr. wins by KO in round 4 1,250,000[46]
    Nov 13, 2011 Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Pacquiao wins by MD (115–113, 114–114, 116–112) 1,250,000[39]
    May 5, 2012 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (117–111, 117–111, 118–110) 1,500,000[47]
    Jun 9, 2012 Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley Bradley wins by SD (115–113, 115–113, 115–113) 890,000[48]
    Sep 15, 2012 Sergio Martínez vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. Martínez wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 117–110) 475,000[49]
    Dec 8, 2012 Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV Márquez wins by KO in round 6 1,150,000[39]
    May 4, 2013 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (117–111, 117–111, 117–111) 1,000,000[50]
    Sep 14, 2013 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Saúl Álvarez Mayweather, Jr. wins by MD (117–111, 116–112, 114–114) 2,200,000[51]
    Oct 12, 2013 Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Márquez Bradley wins by SD (115–113, 116–112, 113–115) 375,000[52]
    Nov 24, 2013 Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios Pacquiao wins by UD (119–109, 120–108, 118–110) 475,000[53]
    Mar 8, 2014 Saúl Álvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo Alvarez wins by TKO in Round 10 350,000[54]
    Apr 12, 2014 Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II Pacquiao wins by UD (116–112, 116–112, 118–110) 750,000[55]
    May 3, 2014 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana Mayweather, Jr. wins by MD (114–114, 117–111, 116–112) 900,000[56]
    Jun 7, 2014 Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio Martínez Cotto wins by RTD in round 10 315,000[57]
    Jul 12, 2014 Saúl Álvarez vs. Erislandy Lara Álvarez wins by SD (115–113, 117–111, 113–115 ) 300,000[58]
    Sep 13, 2014 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (116–111, 116–111, 115–112) 925,000[56]
    Nov 23, 2014 Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri Pacquiao wins by UD (119–103, 119–103, 120–102) 350,000[55]
    May 2, 2015 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao Mayweather, Jr. wins by UD (116–112, 116–112, 118–110) 4,400,000[59]
     
  5. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    I believe all of Zou Shiming's fights were broadcast in Chinese PPV.

    Some of those bouts were featured in U.S PPV.
     
  6. Rumsfeld

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    Good call. He probably has quite a few in that light.

    I wasn't more specific, but I was trying to limit the scope to US PPV's where a fighter is featured as the headline or co-headline.
     
  7. Rumsfeld

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    I can't be arrsed to look now either, but glancing quickly, almost every name I saw save Morrison was definitely a champion at some point or another.
     
  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Yeah I thought I was onto something with Morrison, but he was only on two.:conf
     
  9. Rumsfeld

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    The list is definitely incomplete, though.

    Golota-Bowe II was Dec 96
    Golota-Lewis was Oct 97
    Golota-Byrd and Ruiz-Oquendo was I think April 2004
    And then Golota-Ruiz and Byrd-McCline was later in 2004

    They probably all did mediocre numbers at best.

    :smoke
     
  10. moparfan

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  11. Rumsfeld

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    I hadn't considered him, but I think you're right. He probably appeared on a good number of PPV.

    I was on vacation when he faced Holmes, and I wanted to order that so badly. Was ecstatic when I came home drunk late night and saw some brief highlights on Sports Center.

    :smoke
     
  12. Rumsfeld

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    Golota may hold this unique distinction after all.

    :smoke
     
  13. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    I can tie the record: Rocky Juarez has 5 appearances...!!!
     
  14. Rumsfeld

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    Technically speaking, he was probably the challenger in 5 of those. But I was still thinking in terms of guys who never won a major championship. Juarez ultimately did that no?

    Either way, I wasn't thinking of him at all, but that's a great shout. Was he actually in 5?
     
  15. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    vs:

    Jorge Linares
    Jason Litzau
    Chris John (fight #2)
    Marco Antonio Barrera (fight #2)
    Jose Andres Hernandez

    Juarez never won a major championship. He did win a couple no-name steppingstone belts (Intercontinental type belts)....!!!

    In major Championship fights Juarez was winless (0-4 1 draw)...!!!